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Increased airtightness of homes and human activity indoors cause deficient indoor air quality (IAQ), resulting in health problems and cognitive impairment for occupants, especially children and the elderly. Affordable and sustainable RenewAire energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) can be installed easily in homes of every type (new construction or renovation projects) to enhance IAQ and save energy, thus improving occupants’ wellbeing.

Increased airtightness of homes and human activity indoors cause deficient indoor air quality (IAQ), resulting in health problems and cognitive impairment for occupants, especially children and the elderly. Affordable and sustainable RenewAire energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) can be installed easily in homes of every type (new construction or renovation projects) to enhance IAQ and save energy, thus improving occupants’ wellbeing. RenewAire's residential line of ERVs have CFM ranges of 30-390 and have some series (SL and EV Premium) that are certified for light commercial applications.

As buildings get tighter to seal weather out, they seal in contaminants, causing deficient indoor air quality (IAQ). Typical contaminants include off-gassing from carpeting, furniture and building materials, excess humidity and mold, odors, cooking and cleaning fumes, CO2, hair and fibers, to name a few. Deficient IAQ is a threat since it can harm occupant health and cognitive function, damage structures and hurt the bottom line. It’s especially concerning since people spend about 90% of their time indoors, and indoor air can be two to five times—and up to 100 times—more polluted than outdoor air. The EPA ranks indoor air pollution as a top-five health risk. The solution to pollution is dilution achieved via increased and balanced ventilation, which is the most effective way to realize cleaner and healthier indoor air. With enough controlled fresh and filtered outdoor air coming in to replace equal parts of stale indoor air via balanced design, IAQ will be enhanced. The best solution is RenewAire’s energy recovery ventilation technology, which provides enhanced IAQ, greater ventilation efficiency and major energy cost savings. RenewAire ERVs are a sustainable ventilation solution. Our static-plate, cross-flow core separates the outgoing, polluted indoor airstream from the incoming fresh airstream—while simultaneously transferring total energy (heat and water vapor) between the two. Airstreams do not mix and pollutants are not transferred across partition plates. In the winter, that means that the cold, dry outside air is preheated and humidified by the outgoing warm interior air. And in the summer, the warm, humid outside air is precooled and dehumidified by the outgoing air-conditioned interior air.

RenewAire Engineered Combo Curbs easily combine Carrier rooftop units with our energy recovery ventilators (ERVs). They eliminate the need for transitional ductwork between the RTU and the ERV, reducing the time and costs of installation. Simply install the curb, run the return and supply duct to the curb openings, then install the Carrier and RenewAire units onto the curb. Additionally, the curbs allow the Carrier unit to function in its standard operation as well as full-flow economizer modes.

The HE Series of ERVs feature: packaged static-plate total energy recovery ventilators, CFMs that range from 166 to 8,800, TEFC premium efficiency motors for HE1.5X–HE8X and EC-motor for HE07, HE10 and an option for HE1.5X. Available options and accessories for the HE Series include: bypass economizer, integrated programmable controls, VFDs, double wall, Class 1 low-leakage dampers, MERV 13 filters.

The HE Series of ERVs feature: packaged static-plate total energy recovery ventilators, CFMs that range from 166 to 8,800, TEFC premium efficiency motors for HE1.5X–HE8X and EC-motor for HE07, HE10 and an option for HE1.5X. Available options and accessories for the HE Series include: bypass economizer, integrated programmable controls, VFDs, double wall, Class 1 low-leakage dampers, MERV 13 filters.

RenewAire offers some of the highest-efficiency energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) on the market. However, during winter conditions, supply air from the ERV may be less than optimal for space conditions. By providing an indoor and outdoor INDIRECT GAS-FIRED DUCT furnace as an accessory for our commercial ERVs, in addition to the Electric Duct Heater, RenewAire ERVs now have increased flexibility for controlling supply-air temperature during cooler months. This enhances indoor comfort, makes ERV installations easier and is possible via a single source for ERVs and furnaces.